Table 1 Percentage of DNA damage (tail length, tail DNA, and tail moment) of cells in response to Co and Cs (10, 20, and 50) gy sources of gamma radiation.

From: Molecular, biophysical, and biochemical studies on irradiated Zea mays seeds using various sources of gamma rays for dosimetrical applications

Treatments

Tail length (µm)

Tail DNA (%)

Tail moment

Control

8.03 ± 0.39b

3.98 ± 0.26d

0.29 ± 0.01c

10 Gy Co

8.64 ± 0.31b

8.47 ± 0.51a

0.64 ± 0.03b

10 Gy Cs

15.35 ± 0.68a

6.58 ± 0.39b

1.05 ± 0.4a

20 Gy Co

10.95 ± 0.54b

5.07 ± 0.42c

0.61 ± 0.04b

20 Gy Cs

13.27 ± 0.50a

6.74 ± 0.47b

0.78 ± 0.01b

50 Gy Co

7.42 ± 0.48c

7.06 ± 0.44a

0.65 ± 0.01b

50 Gy Cs

9.83 ± 0.41b

7.44 ± 0.34a

0.86 ± 0.03a

HSD at 5%

2.36

1.42

0.21

  1. Tukey’s Honestly Significant Difference (HSD) at the 5% significance level.
  2. HSD The different superscript letters among each treatment mean significant variation at a probability level of 0.05.
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